This post was last updated on August 27th, 2026
RESEARCH CENTER DETAILS
Description about Research and Development center
The Department of Chemistry has been recognized as research Centre in the year 2016 to offer Ph.D. degree under VTU. Currently there are five research guides, having expertise in the areas of Material Science, Synthetic organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry and Nanotechnology.
The Research Centre Objectives is to
- Publishing research results in peer-reviewed journals
- Collaborating with other scientific disciplines to tackle complex problems.
- Organizing conferences and workshops
- Securing patents and protecting intellectual property to promote innovation.
- Adhering to high ethical standards in all research activities.
Research Supervisors / Ph.D Guides in the Department :
| Sl. No. | Name | Area of Research |
| 1 | Dr. B K Jayanna | Inorganic Chemistry |
| 2 | Dr. Prathibha B S | Physical Chemistry, Material Science |
| 3 | Dr. Prashanth M K | Medicinal Chemistry, Material Science |
| 4 | Dr. Anusuya A M | Bioinorganic & Medicinal Chemistry |
| 5 | Dr. Swetha M | Medicinal & Analytical Chemistry |
Scholars Awarded Ph.D. degree from the Research center
| Sl. No. | Name of the Scholar | Research Supervisor | Research Topic | Year of Graduation |
| 1 | Priyanka P | Dr. B K Jayanna | Development of new spectrophotometric method for the determination of pharmaceutical drugs | 2024 |
Research Facilities available in the R&D center
The Department provides research facilities to the staff members and research scholars for carrying out their research activities. Facilities Available are
- UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Single Beam)
- Electronic Balance (0.1 mg Accuracy)
- Hot Air Oven (Triple walled, Ducted Air Flow Type, Temperature Range: 5oC above ambient temperature to 300o)
- Spinet hotplate with stirrer
- Photo Degradation Unit
- Hydrothermal Autoclave
- Refrigerator
- Blender Mixer
Research Scholars Pursuing Ph.D. degree in the Research center
| Sl. No. | Research Supervisor | Research Scholar | Year of Registration | Research Topic |
| 1 | Dr. B K Jayanna | Lakshmi B S | 2016 | Development of Analytical Method for the determination of Phytochemicals of pharmaceuticals of Pharmaceutical significance |
| 2 | Dr. Prathibha B S | Ashalatha | 2022 | A novel fabrication approach of micro-scaled reinforced biodegradable polymer scaffolds for medical applications using nanocomposite material and comparative study with conventional foams |
List of Journal Publications Through Research Center
2025-26
- Divakara S G, Jayanna B K, Mahesh B, Anil Kumar H G, Manjunath Reddy A H & Nalina Narasimhaswamy (2026), Honey-assisted synthesis of CuFe2O4 nano pebbles: a sustainable approach to photocatalytic and antibacterial activity, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 21(1), 2630356.
- Lakshmi, Jayanna B K. Bidarur, H. G. Anilkumarb & B. S. Ravindranath (2025), Prioritization of phytochemical isolation and characterization against HER2 as a breast cancer target based on chromatographic methods, DFT studies, 3D-QSAR analysis, and molecular docking simulations, RSC Adv., 15, 25103–25114.
- SRK Kumar, MR R, H S, KY Kumar, BK Jayanna & Shobha G (2025), Hybrid ZnO-CuO nanoparticles: for MCPE in dopamine detection, dye degradation, and antibacterial assessment, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 27(135),1-20.
- SG Divakara, B Mahesh, BK Jayanna & HG Anil Kumar (2025), Photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye using honey mediated synthesis of NiFe2O4 nanoparticles, Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews 18 (1), 2543931.
2024-25
- S. Lakshmi, H. G. Anilkumar, Jayanna K. Bidarur and B. S. Ravindranath Development of isolation method, characterization, phytochemical screening, and computational analysis of vitex negundo for anti-breast cancer activity using LC-MS analysis, molecular docking and DFT studies, RASĀYAN J. Chem. 16 (4), 2272-79, 2023.
2022-23
- Prabhakar Priyanka, Bidarur K Jayanna, Hydrogen-Bonded Chain of Rings Motif in N-(4-Methoxyphenyl) piperazin-1-ium Salts with Benzoate Anions: Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Energy Frameworks, Crystals, 12 (12), 1807, 2022.
- Prabhakar Priyanka, Bidarur K Jayanna, Synthesis and crystal structure of 2-chloro-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl) ethanone, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 78 (11), 2022.
- P Priyanka, BK Jayanna, Synthesis, spectroscopic and crystal structure studies of N-3-cyano-1-[2, 6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]-4-(ethylsulfanyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl}-2, 2, 2-trifluoro acetamide, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 78 (11), 2022.
- P Priyanka, BK Jayanna, Synthesis and crystal structure of topiramate azidosulfate at 90 K and 298 K, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 78(10),984-988, 2022.
- Prabhakar Priyanka, Bidarur K Jayanna, Synthesis and crystal structure of ebastinium hydrogen fumarate, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 78(9), 916-921, 2022.
- Prabhakar Priyanka, Bidarur K Jayanna, Isopropyl 4-aminobenzoate, IUCrData, 7(9), x220904, 2022.
